FABIAN NOW A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE; FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE OF 2003 SEASON

National Hurricane Center/NOAA ^ | August 30, 2003 | National Hurricane Center

[varina davis]

BULLETIN

HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT AUG 30 2003

...FABIAN BECOMES THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...

HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.8 WEST OR ABOUT 775 MILES...1250 KM... EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST TRACK IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES FABIAN A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...17.4 N... 49.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA

[varina davis]

All interests in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Florida need to closely monitor the path of this very dangerous storm.

[Az Joe]

I can't wait for Hurricanes Shaniqua, Taniqua and Tyrone.

[Bobby777]

FABIAN NOW A DANGER



you folks in Miami stay safe!!

(which is another way to say ... BUMP!)

[John H K]

Eh, exceedingly unlikely it strikes anwhere in the Carib given current motion and location.

Probably 70% chance of missing the US mainland, 30% chance of hitting.

[John H K]

Also, were it to hit the US, it wouldn't do so for another 8-10 days.

[MediaMole]

The link at the top of the page is bad. Here is one that works...

NOAA hurricane center

[GrandmaPatriot]

Hawaii has a hurricane to deal with at this time also. Hurricane Jimena is predicted to hit within 60 miles of the Big Island on Labor Day. Category 2

[Arpege92]

I thought they were going to begin nameing these storms useing ethnic names?

[ConservativeMan55]

LOL! When they come...the bent one will surely follow them and be more of a danger to the hurricanes!

I can see him now!!!

[JHL]

[ConservativeMan55]

Shaniqua.done her...Taniqua..done her..and Tyrone...done him!

[The Great RJ]

How about Hurricane Sambo?

[snopercod]

OMG! I just had a flashback. Remember Sambo's Restaurant?

[Mears]

You beat me to it,Joe!!

[Joe Marine 76]

Hey Joe,

Miss Jackson-Lee might be dismayed to learn that "Tyrone" is a little bit too Irish and therefore, too white sounding:

Tir(Land) + Eogan(Owen) = "Land of Owen"

Pronounced: "tear ROWN". It's the name place of King Eogan of the royal house of O'Neil (the Northern Ui Neil dynasty in Ireland).

[nwctwx]

The way things look, and with the persistant east coast trough, this one will either miss (likely) or hit somewhere in New England sometime around next weekend.

[BullDog108]

LOL! You bad...

[Tony in Hawaii]

Hurricane? Big Island? Ain't gonna happen. The Big Island has a special dispensation.

[Tony in Hawaii]

Yeah, I used to love eating at Sambos.

[STARWISE]

Thank God, I was lucky enough to survive Hurricane Andrew, and I pray this monster stays away. Don't want to EVER go through that hell again, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I don't like that barometric pressure .. it's darn low. Here's a good weather site, too: www.wunderground,com.

Stay alert for Grace and Fabian, all you coastal Freepers!